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So you've been arrested in Tarrant County?

By Shawn Matlock

A person arrested in Tarrant County is probably going to have his or her case set in the Tarrant County Justice Center located at 401 W. Belknap in downtown Fort Worth. Depending upon the type of case, it is classified as either a felony or a misdemeanor offense. The importance of this classification, at least initially, is before what court you must appear. There are 10 misdemeanor courts and nine felony courts in Tarrant County. The misdemeanor courts are designated as County Criminal Courts. They are numbered for relative ease, as in County Criminal Court Number One and so forth. There are nine felony courts in Tarrant County. There are four Criminal District Courts, numbered one through four. There are five additional courts; they are the 213th, 297th, 371st, 372nd, and 396th District Courts...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Matlock Blog on September 25, 2008 (boomark / email).